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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
First meeting of National MSME Council held with emphasis on RAISING AND ACCELERATING MSME PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises, Government of India organised the first meeting of the National MSME Council at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 10th May 2023. The National MSME Council has been set up to work as an administrative and functional body to oversee inter-Central Ministerial/Departmental co-ordination, Centre State synergies and advise / monitor progress on the reforms mandated in the MSME sector including the RAMP programme.
The event was organised under the aegis of the Central Sector Scheme "Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance" which was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in June 2022. The RAMP programme aims at improving access to market and credit, strengthening institutions and governance at the Centre and State, improving Centre-State linkages and partnerships, addressing issues of delayed payments and greening of MSMEs.
The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for MSME, Shri Narayan Rane. Addressing the participants, The Minister exhorted all the States / UTs to work towards promotion and development of MSME Sector so that their efforts could result in increase in income and employment in the sector and contribute towards country’s economic growth.
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Minister of State for MSME, also graced the occasion as Vice Chairperson of the National MSME Council. He reiterated the need for supporting MSMEs in becoming globally competitive and emphasised need for developing synergies between the Central and state level initiatives. In this context, he added that the National MSME Council will have an important role to play and it should lead to convergence of efforts of Centre and the states.
The Meeting was attended by the Secretaries of Central Ministries / Departments and Principal Secretaries and Nodal Officers from 24 States / UTs. Shri BB Swain, Secretary MSME, while addressing the Council, urged and encouraged the representatives from the States / UTs to actively participate in the project and avail this opportunity to be a part of national MSME agenda of MSME development.
The representatives from the States/ UTs showed enthusiasm about the project and reiterated their commitment for making the programme successful.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
With 21.23 Lakh Tests, India sets a New Record again with Highest ever Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours
More than 20 Lakh Daily Tests conducted for Five Successive Days
At 2.4 Lakh, Lowest Daily New Cases after 36 days
Daily Positivity Rate Declines to 11.34%
With more than 21.23 Lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a single day. This is also the fifth successive day of more than 20 lakh tests in India. India has significantly ramped up its testing capacity to about 25 lakh tests per day, since Jan 2020.
Cumulatively, 21,23,782 tests conducted in the last 24 hours in the country.
On a declining trajectory, the Daily Positivity Rate has declined to 11.34%.
The Daily Positivity Rate  is depicted below. Observed to be lowest since 10th May.
In another positive development, India has recorded less than 3 lakh Daily New Cases for seven consecutive days now.
2,40,842 Daily New Cases were registered in the last 24 hours. This is the lowest figure since 17th April 2021, when the daily new cases were 2.34 lakh.
India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the ninth consecutive day. 3,55,102 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
India’s cumulative recoveries have reached 2,34,25,467 today. The National Recovery Rate has grown further to touch 88.30%.
On the other hand, India’s total Active Caseload has decreased to 28,05,399 today.
A net decline of 1,18,001 is witnessed in the last 24 hours. It now comprises 10.57% of the country's total Positive Cases.
7 States cumulatively account for 66.88% of India’s total Active Cases.
The National Mortality Rate currently stands at 1.13%.
3,741 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Ten States account for 73.88% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties . Karnataka follows with 451 daily deaths.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded 19.50 Cr today under the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive.
A total of 19,50,04,184 vaccine doses have been administered through 28,00,808sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 97,52,900 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 67,00,614 HCWs who have taken the 2nddose, 1,49,52,345 FLWs , 83,26,534 FLWs , 99,93,908 beneficiaries under 18-44 age group , 6,06,90,560  and 97,87,289  beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years. 5,65,55,558 1stdose beneficiaries and 1,82,44,476 2nd dose beneficiaries of more than 60 years old.
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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97,52,900
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2nd Dose
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67,00,614
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,49,52,345
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2nd Dose
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83,26,534
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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99,93,908
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Age Group 45 to 60 years
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1st Dose
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6,06,90,560
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2nd Dose
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97,87,289
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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5,65,55,558
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2nd Dose
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1,82,44,476
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Total
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19,50,04,184
Ten states account for 66.27% of the total doses given so far in the country.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Military Contingent Participates in the 6th Edition of Exercise SCO Peaceful Mission 2021 at Orenburg, Russia
Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is a Multilateral Exercise, which is conducted biennially as part of military diplomacy between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation  member states. The 6th edition of Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South West Russia from 13 to 25 September 2021. The aim of the exercise is to foster close relations between SCO member states and to enhance abilities of the military leaders to command multi-national military contingents.
The Indian military contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of 200 personnel to include 38 personnel from the Indian Air Force is participating in the Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021. The Indian contingent was inducted to the exercise area by two IL-76 aircrafts. Prior to their departure, the contingent underwent training and preparation under the aegis of South Western Command.
The exercise will enable sharing of best practices between the Armed Forces of SCO nations. The exercise will also provide an opportunity to the Armed Forces of SCO Nations to train in Counter-Terrorism Operations in an urban scenario in a multinational and joint environment. The scope of the exercise includes professional interaction, mutual understanding of drills & procedures, establishment of joint command & control structures and elimination of terrorist threats.
Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION 2021 is a landmark event in military interactions and global cooperation to counter-terrorism.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.
"देश के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री पं. जवाहर लाल नेहरू को उनकी जयंती पर मेरी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।", the Prime Minister said,
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address CoWIN Global Conclave tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the CoWIN Global Conclave tomorrow, 5th July, 2021 at 3 PM.
PMO tweeted, "Shri @narendramodi will address the #CoWINGlobalConclave tomorrow, 5th July at 3 PM."
Ministry of Home Affairs
COVID-19 CASES IN CAPFs
The force-wise details of COVID cases, death rate and recovery rate in CAPFs as on 14.09.2020 is given below:-
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Name of the Force
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Number of Covid cases
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Death rate in %
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Recovery rate in %
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BSF
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8934
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0.26
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80.41
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CRPF
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9158
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0.39
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84.04
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CISF
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5544
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0.43
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75.25
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ITBP
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3380
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0.21
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69.79
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SSB
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3251
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0.22
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70.77
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NSG
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225
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Nil
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76.44
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ARs
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1746
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0.40
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61.63
The Government has established COVID-19 Hospitals, Covid Care Centres & Dedicated COVID Health Centres  for treatment and to support the recovery of CAPF personnel, who are found positive for COVID-19.
In addition to normal benefits available to a CAPF personnel on death, it has been decided to provide Rs. 15 Lakh to Next of Kins through “Bharat Ke Veer” funds, in cases CAPF personnel dies due to COVID-19 infection contracted while deployed on Covid-19 related duties. Immediate grant for funeral expenses and support for expeditious processing of family pension and other dues is provided.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Southwest Monsoon advanced into northeastern states and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department:

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Progress of southwest Monsoon
♦ Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra, entire Karnataka, some more parts of Telangana, entire Tamil Nadu, some more parts of Andhra Pradesh, more parts of central Bay of Bengal and northeast Bay of Bengal and thence entire northeastern states of India , most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim today, the 6th June 2021.
♦The Northern Limit of Monsoon  passes through lat. 18.0°N/ Long. 65°E, lat. 18.5°N/ Long. 70°E, Alibagh, Pune, Medak, Nalgonda, Rentachintala, Sriharikota, lat. 14°N/ Long. 85.0°E, 16°N/88°E, 20°N/90.5°E and 24.0°N/89.5°E and Bagdogra .
♦ Chief amount of realized Rainfall in last 24 hours for time ending at 0830 hrs IST of today: Tirumayam -19; Tripura, Gangtok-11 each; Shirali, Anantapur-10 each; Manki, Bhatkal, Chikkamangaluru, Cuddapah, Perambalur-9 each; Thane, East Khasi Hills, Rewa, Honavar-8 each; Raigad, Vadgaon , Agartala, Cuddalore-7 each; Tirupathi-6.
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Forecast and Warning
♦ Due to strengthening of southwesterly winds and a cyclonic circulation over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & neighbourhood in lower tropospheric level; fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity very likely over Northeastern states and adjoining East India during next 4-5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh on 06th & 08th; over Assam & Meghalaya & Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on 08th & 09h; over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 06th-07th; over Odisha on 08th & 09th; over Gangetic West Bengal on 10th June. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also very likely over Assam & Meghalaya & Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on today, the 06th June and over Odisha on 10th June.
♦ Under the influence of the off-shore trough at mean sea level from north Maharashtra coast to north Kerala coast and a cyclonic circulation over Konkan & Goa in lower tropospheric levels; scattered to widespread rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds very likely over parts of south peninsular India and West coast with isolated heavy rainfall today, the 06th June 2021 and reduction in intensity thereafter.

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 182.23 Cr
More than 72 lakh vaccine doses administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload declines to 22,427 today; stands at 0.05% of India’s total Positive Cases
1,938 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.75%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.35%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 182.23 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,15,72,370 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 72 lakh  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10403271
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2nd Dose
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9993460
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Precaution Dose
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4388402
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18412459
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2nd Dose
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17494613
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Precaution Dose
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6720473
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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7217166
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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56501245
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2nd Dose
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36371187
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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554022688
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2nd Dose
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461452941
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202648174
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2nd Dose
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184256051
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126667775
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2nd Dose
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114767510
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Precaution Dose
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11012941
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Precaution Dose
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2,21,21,816
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Total
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1,82,23,30,356
Following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload has declined to 22,427 today, constituting 0.05% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75%. 2,531 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,24,75,588.
1,938 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 6,61,954 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.49 Cr  cumulative tests.
There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates too. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.35% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.29%.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Tejaswini Sawant for the Gold in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Tejaswini Sawant for the Gold in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.
The Prime Minister said, “Two medals in two days! Congratulations Tejaswini Sawant for the Gold in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. We are even happier because she set a CWG record in the finals”.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
More than 20 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs Free of Cost by Govt. of India, so far
More than 1.84 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
Nearly 51 lakh doses in addition will be received by States/UTs in next 3 days
Vaccination forms an integral component of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic . Government of India has been supporting the nationwide vaccination drive by providing COVID Vaccines free of cost to the States and UTs, in addition to several efforts to ramp up its production and supply.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021. Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being dome earlier.
Government of India has so far provided more than 20 crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs, Free of Cost. Of this, the total consumption, calculated based on average up to 14th May 2021, including wastages is 18,43,67,772 doses .
More than 1.84 crore COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered. States with negative balance are showing more consumption  than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to Armed Forces.
Furthermore, nearly 51 lakh  vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
MV/M
HFW/COVID Vaccine doses to States/16thMay 2021/2
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Prime Minister's Office
List of MoUs signed between India and Uganda during visit of Prime Minister to Uganda
- MoU on Defence Cooperation
- MoU on Visa exemption for Diplomatic and official passport holders.
- MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme.
- MoU on Material Testing Laboratory.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
4 New Tribes India Outlets Virtually Inaugurated in New Delhi.
134 Tribes India Outlets Across The Country
Four new outlets of Tribes India in prime locations in New Delhi were virtually inaugurated by Shri Bhaskar Khulbe, Advisor to the Prime Minister today. To help the tribal artisans and forest dwellers cope with these unprecedented times, and as a part of its ongoing initiatives to promote the livelihood of the tribal artisans through marketing and provide support to tribal produce and products, TRIFED is expanding its retail operations across the country.
Addressing at the inauguration of the New Moti Bagh Tribes India outlet, Shri Bhaskar Khulbe says, “I am happy that TRIFED is continuing its efforts to better the lives of the tribal people and enable them to get better access to larger markets, especially during these times when the pandemic is impacting their income and livelihoods. It is a momentous and joyous occasion since “Janjatiya Jeevika” is getting into enterprise mode. He also appreciated efforts of TRIFED to promote tribal products abroad through embassies. ”
The other three outlets, situated in Kidwai Nagar, Santushti Complex and Okhla, were also inaugurated. From a single flagship store at 9 Mahadev Road, New Delhi in 1999 to 134 retail outlets across India, the TRIBES India brand is growing rapidly. TRIFED is committed to protecting and furthering the interests of the tribal communities across the country.
Shri Pravir Krishna in his address says, “The empowerment of the tribal people is the main objective of TRIFED. All our efforts, be it in getting better prices for their produce, helping them add value to the basic produce, or enable them to get access to larger markets, are targeted at achieving this. It is with this in mind, that we are continuously working to expand our retail operations.”
The four showrooms will showcase the best of authentic tribal handicrafts and handlooms from traditions such as Maheshwari, Pochampally, Chanderi, Bagh from across all the states of India, and also feature natural, organic produce and products Van Dhan essentials and immunity boosters such as organic grains, spices, herbal teas, besides exquisite bell and metal work items. Categorised into attractive segments, there are dedicated counters for textiles, sarees and stoles such as Bagh print, readymade garments for men, women and children, exquisite tribal jewellery, metal work, iron items, pottery paintings, Van Dhan natural produce in this large store.
In its mission to empower the downtrodden tribal people, by promoting the economic welfare of their communities across India , TRIFED, as the national nodal agency for tribal welfare, had started the procurement and marketing of tribal art and craft items through its network of retail outlets under the Tribes India brand.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Barauni Plant of HURL commences Urea production
Barauni Plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited  commences urea production. The country has achieved another milestone by setting up new ammonia urea plant at Barauni which has started urea production yesterday. The state-of-the-art gas based Barauni Plant is part of the initiative taken by the Government to revive the closed urea units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd.  and Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation Ltd  in order to achieve self sufficiency in urea sector. Revival of closed units of FCIL and HFCL had been the top priority agenda of the present Government to augment the availability of domestically produced urea. Government mandated Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited  to revive Barauni unit with an estimated investment of Rs. 8,387 crores with urea production capacity of 12.7 LMTPA.
HURL, incorporated on 15th June, 2016 is a Joint Venture Company by Coal India Limited , NTPC Limited , Indian Oil Corporation Limited  and FCIL/HFCL mandated to revive Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni units with an estimated investment of Rs. 25,000 crores. The start of all the three plants of HURL will add 38.1 LMTPA indigenous urea production in the country and help to realize the vision of Prime Minister to make India ‘Aatmanirbhar’  in the urea production. It is one of the largest fertilizer manufacturing units of India, for which the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Project will not only improve the availability of fertilizer to farmers but also give a boost to the economy in the region including development of infrastructure like roads, railways, ancillary industry etc. besides ensuring food security to the nation.
HURL Plants has various unique features like state of the art blast proof control room equipped with DCS , ESD  and environment Monitoring Systems etc. It also has India’s First Air Operated Bullet Proof Rubber Dam of 65 mtrs length and 2 mtrs height. There is no offsite waste water disposal in these plants. The systems are operated by the highly motivated, dedicated, well trained Operators. The facility integrates the world’s best technologies aiming to meet the demand for urea in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha. Apart from urea supply, the project will also help to develop small and medium scale industries / vendors around the manufacturing unit. There will be lot of entrepreneurship activities around the hub and it will further boost employment generation. The operation of plants will lead to make country self-reliant in urea fertilizer, Saving in Foreign Exchange out due to reduced import and a giant step towards “Atamnirbhar Bharat in Fertilizers”. It may be noted that the Gorakhpur plant of HURL already commissioned in Dec 2021 and Sindri Plant likely to be commissioned shortly.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has greeted Rapid Action Force  Personnel and their families on their 28th anniversary
RAF has distinguished itself in dealing with the challenges relating to law & order
Time and again, their commitment in several humanitarian works & UN peacekeeping missions has made India proud
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has greeted the Rapid Action Force  on its 28th anniversary. In a tweet conveying his greetings, Shri Amit Shah said, “Greetings to RAF personnel & their families on their 28th anniversary. RAF has distinguished itself in dealing with the challenges relating to law & order. Time and again, their commitment in several humanitarian works & UN peacekeeping missions has made India proud.
The RAF a specialized force, was raised in October 1992 initially with 10 unattached battalions and increased with 5 more units on January 01, 2018. These units were set up to deal with riots and riot like situations, to instill confidence amongst all sections of society and also, handle internal security duty.
NW/DDD/AY
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